“A few days ago, two guys came to make a request. They brought a collar... I saw that same collar in the hand of that red-haired guy from the club when I was making arrests the day before yesterday!”
After speaking, Chen Xiao recounted the matter that the two strange men in top hats had entrusted to him that night.
“I don’t know anything about collars, their meaning or function in the club, but I’m worried. I’m a very caring person, and I don’t want my friends to be in any danger.” Chen Xiao frowned. “But those two guys in top hats seem to have brought some danger and trouble.”
White Glove nodded, his expression becoming much more serious. Then he sighed, "This matter is a bit complicated. Those two guys you mentioned belonged to a different faction from me back in the club. Moreover, they defected from the club a few days ago. We always punish traitors severely. As for you saying they brought a collar and asked you to find something… I think I guess what's going on. I'll handle this. As for you… you can just pretend that request never happened!"
“I’m sorry, that won’t do!” Chen Xiao shook his head. “Although I’m the agent, I can’t do anything that violates principles. Rules can be changed, but principles are principles! A commission that has already been accepted cannot be easily voided… unless…”
As Chen Xiao said this, a sly glint flashed in his eyes. He smiled slightly and said, "Unless, the commissioned task was suddenly terminated for some other reason."
White Gloves smiled: "I don't think it's difficult. Another job I had in K City happened to be dealing with this matter."
He pulled an old-fashioned pocket watch from his pocket—good heavens, in this day and age, people still wear pocket watches?!
White Gloves glanced at the time and suddenly laughed: "Chen Xiao, do you have time now? Come with me. If we're lucky, we might be able to stop this from happening tonight."
Chapter 129 [The Monster in the Zoo]
Chen Xiao did not refuse the white glove's "invitation" and went out with him, getting into his white luxury car.
The car quickly drove away from the unfinished street.
“I didn’t think you would come with me.” White Glove smiled, looking at Chen Xiao in the car. “After all, I tried to arrest you just two days ago.”
"You said it yourself, times have changed." Chen Xiao seemed very calm: "Enemies can become friends, and friends can become enemies."
The man in white gloves seemed to frown slightly: "Your personality is somewhat different from what's described in the files."
Chen Xiao smiled noncommittally and said nothing more.
Just as Chen Xiao had guessed, the car soon arrived at a place he was familiar with.
Chishan Wildlife Park in K City!
This red mountain covers a vast area. At night, the mountain is serene. From the dense forest, one can hear the rustling of the wind and the occasional chirping of birds.
The zoo entrance was no longer bustling with tourists as it was during the day; it was deserted and quiet.
In fact, Chen Xiao had already vaguely guessed it in his heart.
The collar…the commission…Gonggong…the strange case at the zoo, and finally, the day he suddenly saw Gonggong’s back in the zoo.
A person like Gonggong wouldn't just randomly wander into the zoo for a visit.
The zoo gates were closed, but when the car drove up, the gates opened silently and automatically.
Chen Xiao was sitting in the car when he could see two men in black suits standing at the entrance of the zoo, bowing respectfully to the passing cars and stepping aside.
Chen Xiao immediately spotted the guard room at the zoo's main gate, where the staff member on duty was already slumped over the table.
"rest assured."
Having probably sensed something, the man in white gloves said calmly, "We don't kill people easily."
Not killing easily does not mean not killing at all.
Chen Xiao muttered this to himself.
The car quickly drove into the zoo.
Having visited the zoo during the day a couple of days ago, Chen Xiao clearly remembered the layout of the zoo. The car quickly moved from the enclosure area into the depths, entering the animal free-range area.
At night, the free-range area is quiet. Only the ditches in the surrounding buffer zone or the monitoring devices around the fence are still in operation.
Upon entering the free-range area, Chen Xiao saw tour buses parked by the roadside, those with wire mesh and steel windows. There were also jeeps carrying staff.
Everything around was so quiet.
The man in white gloves remained relaxed, holding a ceremonial staff in one hand and wiping his forehead with a white handkerchief in the other.
“There are police in the zoo.” Chen Xiao thought for a moment and then said, “I don’t want you to have any conflict with the police.”
"No." The man in white gloves shook his head and said this very simply.
But soon enough, he looked at Chen Xiao and said, "You won't even need to lift a finger; you just need to observe. Witness with your own eyes that this matter has been stopped."
As we traversed the free-range area, it seemed that at each isolation zone we passed, there were subordinates in white gloves who had opened the gates beforehand.
Soon, Chen Xiao saw the sign on the roadside:
"Warning! Wild animal grazing area! Danger!"
Chen Xiao frowned.
The car was parked in a slightly open area. To the left was a grove of trees and a large lawn, and to the right was a pond.
"We're lucky, because Gonggong doesn't seem to know how to drive away wild beasts. So, for him, this task can only be done using the most foolish method of waiting for the target to appear. Fortunately, we don't have to do that."
Waiting? Target?
Although Chen Xiao had questions in his mind, he did not speak, but watched quietly.
"We can begin." The white-gloved man gently tapped the driver's seat in the front with the cane.
The driver of the car was a white man in a driver's uniform. He appeared unremarkable, but immediately got out of the car. He walked a few steps to a spot about twenty or thirty meters in front of the car, then reached into his pocket.
Soon, he pulled out something that looked like a whistle, put it to his lips, and gently blew it.